The Oil Embargo: What, When, Why, and How did it Impact Local Schools?
2009 Fellowship, Champaign County Archives
Jacob Bretz
Lesson
2:
This lesson involves examination of secondary
and primary sources and completion of a map and graphic organizer about the
background of the OPEC oil embargo such as what is was and why it occurred?
Teacher Prep
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Educate yourself briefly on the
background of the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 using the following website, http://cr.middlebury.edu/es/altenergylife/70%27s.htm
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Make copies of and familiarize yourself
with the followingÉ.
o The
OPEC Oil Embargo Worksheet
o Key
Tank Battle Raging in Sinai. Urbana
Courier, October 18, 1973.
o Israel
Holds Bridgehead Across Suez. Urbana
Courier, October 19, 1973.
o Libya
Also To Use Oil as Weapon. Urbana Courier,
October 20, 1973.
o Saudi
Arabia Cut Off Oil To U.S. Urbana Courier,
October 21, 1973.
o Cause
and Effect Chart found at following website, http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO_pdf/causeeffect_events.pdf
Classroom
Activities:
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Pass out copies of The OPEC Oil Embargo
Worksheet to each student
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Ask students if they know anything about
OPEC or what an embargo is, allow numerous students to respond
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When student are done sharing answers
explain to them what OPEC is as well as the meaning of the word embargo,
students should fill the information out on their worksheets
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After defining the two key terms at the
top students should label the map and color in all the Middle Eastern OPEC
nations
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Direct students attention to the map on
the worksheet and ask students for ideas of what that Middle East region would
have that they may embargo
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Allow for a variety of student answer, do
not acknowledge the right answer even if someone says oil
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Place students in groups of 3 and pass
out the following to each groupÉ
o Key
Tank Battle Raging in Sinai. Urbana
Courier, October 18, 1973.
o Israel
Holds Bridgehead Across Suez. Urbana
Courier, October 19, 1973.
o Libya
Also To Use Oil as Weapon. Urbana Courier,
October 20, 1973.
o Saudi
Arabia Cut Off Oil To U.S. Urbana Courier,
October 21, 1973.
o Cause
and Effect Chart (one for each student)
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Students should each read one of the
articles, explain their articles to each other, fill out Cause Effect Chart
Together
o For
younger grades you may want to fill in a couple steps on the chart to help
guide students
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When students are finished come back
together as a class and discuss how OPEC, oil, and the Yom Kippur War relate to
the United States